Until the Birds Return

Until the Birds Return (2017)

Genres - Drama, Culture & Society  |   Sub-Genres - Coming-of-Age, Ensemble Film, Family Drama  |   Run Time - 113 min.  |   Countries - France  |   MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Augustine Chay

Director/co-writer Karim Moussaoui’s drama stars Aure Atika, Mohamed Djouhri, Hania Amar, Mehdi Ramdani, and Hassan Kechache. Three interconnected and intergenerational stories unfold against the vast Algerian landscape and the tumultous civil war of the 1990s. Under the long shadow of colonial turmoil and religious upheaval, several Algerians attempt to find a sense of intimacy, peace, and solace.

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Algeria, career-change, civil-war, doctor, gang-rape, society, war, wedding, witness, woman